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HelenaN wrote:
I agree with philber. Jeans will only work inside Reykjavik. Outside they aren't practical because..:
-The material in jeans makes them very cold against the skin. If you do wear them anyway you need some warm underpants.
-Snow tend to stick to them, then it melts and makes them wet, cold and uncomfortable.
Don't know if it's the same in Iceland, but over here if it's really cold and you have to walk for a bit it's common to wear ski type of pants on top of jeans and take them off before entering the restaurant. I have pants with zippers that allow me to remove them without taking off the shoes. However, normally I just wear jeans and try and find a parking spot near the restaurant. ...Show more →
Trondheim's climate looks a lot like Reykjavik's, other than the difference in precip.
I live somewhere with hotter summers and colder winters, on average. IMHO, the most important thing is to layer.
I'd wear something nylon or polyester that have enough room for a pair of long underwear. I wear lightweight (150~180 g/m^2) merino wool long underwear all winter long, basically November through March. It's a lot easier to shed top layers than bottom layers. I don't even own a pair of jeans, so I'm probably not the best one to chime in - I wear lightweight softshell pants year round. They look like that look like khaki work pants rather than technical pants, so I wear them for both work and play. Makes it easy to hike for a few miles over lunch break! Compared to cotton jeans, they dry faster, they're cooler in the summer, block wind better in the winter, they hold onto less dirt, and snow just falls off of them.
Most of the time I spend outside in the winter is hiking or snowshoeing, so cotton jeans and insulation are both a bad idea. When you overheat, you'll start sweating, which can make you uncomfortable and can put you at greater risk of frostbite or feeling cold.
I do have a pair of insulated pants (Patagonia Micropuff), but the only time I really use them is when I'm out in the winter shooting aurora or stars and not moving too much.
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